Toy



T. ODARKA.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. H

Patented Sept. 19, 1922.

I NVENTOR A'ITORN EY wrrNEssnMQV Patented Sept. 19, 1922.

warren srres area" TEIJIN ODABKA, or wnsr ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

TOY.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TELTIN ()Dnnxn, a sub ject of the Emperor of Japan,residing at West Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey,have invented new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which thefollowing is a specification. This invention relates to toys and has forits primary object the provision of a novel device of this characterwhich will include an object or figure capable of being tilted upon andspun around a supporting axis, the said object or figure being "formedand so balanced that a state of neutral equilibrium is automaticallyrestored after the object has been moved from what can be stated to be anormal or approximately normal position. i

A further object of the invention is to provide a toy from whichconsiderable amusement and enjoyment can be derived and one which may becolored in a manner that will cause the toy to present a pinwheel efiectwhen the same is spun around a supporting axis.

'A still further object oi the invention is to provide a toy that can bemade in a variety of difl'erent figures, each characterized by afunctioning action that will give rise to a great range of pleasure.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in the improvedconstruction and novel arrangements of parts whic-hwill hereinafter befully described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, has been illustrated, a single andpreferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that nolimitations are necessarily made to the precise structural detailstherein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modificationswithin the scope of the claim may be resorted to when desired.

Figure 1, is a perspective view of the toy.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section therethrough.

For the purpose of illustration, I have shown a grotesque figure 5 inthe form of a boy, the same having a body portion 6, arms 77, a head 8and legs 9-9. The legs are in a straddle position or the same are spreadapart and in line with the vertical center or at the crotch of thefigure is a depending Application filed December 11, 1920. Serial no.429,937.

eye 10. Interposed between the eye and the crotch and secured to thefigure 5 is an arouate weight 11. The construction of the device is suchthat the eyelO'is adapted to be accommodated by the fixed axis 12 of ahandle 13 and through the arrangement of the legs 99 of the figure,portions thereof are disposed low enough to throw the center of gravityof the body below said axis. This causes the figure to normally occupy astate of neutral equilibrium and it permits the figure to be shifted andto assume states of staple and unstaple equilibrium respectively. Itfurther provides a means whereby the object can be spun in pin-wheelfashion around the supporting axis 12. The axis 12 is in the form of anail, the shank of which is removably extended into a passage 1a, in thehandle 13. The outer end of the nail is provided with a head 1.5 thatserves as a stop to prevent the figure tromfiying oil of its axis whenthe toy is in operation. The construction of the handle 13 is such thatthe nail or axis 12 can be freely drawn out of the handle and passedthrough the eye 10 of the figure 5 when it is desired to assemble theparts. The arrangement provides means whereby the toy can be arranged to.assume a comparatively compact package for shipment or storage.

The figure 5 can be struck from fiber board, metal or any suitable wellknown material and the same may be painted in a (lit-- ferent manner onits opposite sides. For instance, the side toward the operator may bepainted in a mixture of blue and other colors and the side away from theoperator may be red and a number of other harmonizing colors. This makesthe toy reversible so that either side may be presented to the view ofthe child or operator. Bydistributing the colors on each side of thefigure with a certain measure of discretion, the object when spun aroundthe axis 12, presents a pinwheel effect.

The weight 11 co-actswith the legs 99 of the figure so as to establish aperfect balance of the latter upon its axis and to maintain normal orneutralequilibrium when the handle 13 is held in the hand of theoperator. By tapping the figure on either side, it follows that the sameis spaced in oscillatory motion and incident thereto the objectrespectively attains states of staple and unstaple equilibrium. Bystriking the object hard enough the same is made to spin entirely aroundthe axis 12 and rotation of the object will continue for a rather longinterval on account of the arrangement of the weight 11 and the legs9-9.

While I have shown just one form of mak-..'

ing the toy, I of course do not wish to'be limited in this respect, Forinstance, instead of the figure of a boy as shown in the accompanyingdrawings, thesame may be in the form of a see-saw or many like arrangements can be resorted to. In each instance,

the functioning of the toy will of course remain the same as in thefirst instance.

What is claimed as new is A toy comprising a handle having a fixed axis,an object supported from said axis and provided with means to permitit'to be spun around said axis and to rock thereon, said means includingan eye member extending from the base of the object and freely embracingsaid axis,- the object including aportion normally rising above the axisand por- I

